‘I want to be a doctor, but I also want to play wayang kulit’: Meet the 10-year-old Kelantan boy keeping traditional art alive
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KOTA BHARU, Oct 7 — While children his age may spend their free time playing video games, 10-year-old Nik Imanuddin Hadeef Nik Izdiharuddin is engrossed in wayang kulit puppets,...
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Deeply passionate about the traditional art, the young boy is also adept at drawing and carving wayang kulit puppets, besides learning to play the musical instruments that accompany the performances.
None of this was forced upon him. Instead, it all stemmed from an interest sparked by a school assignment about two years ago.
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- Oct 6, 2026
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